examples:
paleolitico
second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC
medioevo
the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
rinascimento
the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
ricostruzione
the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
types:
accidentalità,
casualità,
probabilità
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
sistema,
sistema di misura
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
volume
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
intervallo
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
temperatura
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
massa
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
lunghezza,
metraggio,
metratura
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
sufficienza
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
risma
a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires
unità di misura
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
dosaggio,
dose
the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
carico
a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
notte
the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit
mese
a time unit of approximately 30 days
ora
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
quarto
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
minuto secondo,
secondo
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
nanosecondo
one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond
set
a unit of play in tennis or squash
alba,
albore,
albori,
aurora,
barlume,
esordio,
fonte,
inizio,
nascita,
natale,
origine,
prima fase,
primo periodo,
primordio,
principio
the time at which something is supposed to begin
interim
the time between one event, process, or period and another
ciclo
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
carro
the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment